Discussion on Education and Voting

Let me know, who wants to?

I want a young woman now, a young woman,

a girl who's going

to vote. How old are you?

Eighteen, you're going to vote, right?

Do you know Lula?

I do.

Where did you come from?

I came from Jardim Elba.

From Jardim, yeah, yeah, from Jardim?

Elba.

Go ahead and ask.

I wanted to ask Lula what he will do to

improve the standard of education in

public schools.

I think

this is the main problem in our country.

Silvia,

in regions of the North and Northeast,

seventy- four percent of the

population hasn't even completed

fourth grade of primary school.

In several regions,

more than forty- seven percent of the

population over the age of ten is illiterate.

And even those who are in school,

the quality of public schools is

so terribly poor that a poor person's child can't

has the chance to compete with the rich

man's son for a place at university.

That's why we're going to build schools,

raise the salaries

of the staff who work in the schools,

pay teachers better

and establish a school curriculum capable

of ensuring that the son of a janitor at USP

can compete for the same place at

USP as the son of the USP president.

That's our education plan for this country.

Pedro Vilara. Come on, Pedro, give it your best.

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